Translingual

Volvox aureus

Proper noun

Volvocaceae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Volvocales – colonial and multicellular biflagellate chlorophytes.

Synonyms

• (family): Volvocidae (obsolete classification)

Hypernyms

• (family): Plantae - kingdom; Chlorophyta - phylum; Chlorophyceae - class; Volvocales - order

Hyponyms

• (family): Eudorina, Lundiella, Mastigosphaera, Pandorina, Platydorina, Pleodorina, Stephanoon, Volvox, Volvulina (genera)